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Help us find a new Home!
For 16 years, St Margaret’s House has been our second home. In January 2027, we have to leave it.
We are actively seeking new premises, but any new space will need a fit out before our students can use it. To do it properly, we need to raise at least £150,000. You can use the link below to help us to raise money for a deserving and essential service.Donate via Give As You Live
How your donation helps
By contributing to our Find a New Home campaign, you’re helping to support a thriving community filled with love and support. Help Upmo students to relocate their community to a safe, fit for purpose building that meets their needs.
Why Support Upmo?
Upmo provides tailored support and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. We deliver a diverse range of creative, educational and social activities to help our students to develop life skills, build confidence and achieve their potential.
Donate Monthly
In the current financial climate, we are relying more than ever on voluntary donations to continue delivering the high-quality, varied opportunities our students deserve. Please consider setting up a regular monthly donation to support our work.
Buy a Gift
With our wide range of clothing and accessories handmade by our Upmo Retail students, you are sure to find the perfect gift for that special someone, whilst supporting Upmo’s mission – what’s not to love?
Developing Skills. Building Confidence.
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Creative Arts
Our Creative Arts Workshops allow students to have freedom of expression in creativity while building confidence and learning to execute well thought out projects.
Outdoor Learning
Upmo’s Outdoor Learning program is specially designed for individuals with disabilities. Our fun-filled sessions take you beyond a room to explore nature, learn about the environment, and enjoy hands-on activities. Build new skills, gain confidence, and have a blast in the great outdoors.
Upmo Connect
A branch of Upmo which develops blended multimedia enhanced learning opportunities.
Employability
Personalised opportunities to help students explore and develop emlpoyability skills such as work placements or one-to-one sessions to improve existing literacy and/or numeracy skills.
Health & Wellbeing
Arange of health and wellbeing topics, such as relaxation, movement and exercise, focus and concentration, assertiveness, positive thinking and strategies for reducing stress. We also look at other elements, such as healthy lifestyle and breathing exercises, and discover which techniques work best for each student.
Collaborative Projects
We collaborate with other organisations to expand knowledge on subjects our students are interested in such as science or history. We also partner with oganisations that can provide work experiences for students.
Where your money goes
We’re extremely proud of the work we did last year, here’s a quick summary
students currently supported
creative, educational and vocational workshops delivered
locations across Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian
handmade products sold by our retail students
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“Hi! I’m Rachel”
At Upmo, we’re helping adults with learning disabilities develop their potential with a diverse range of creative and educational workshops.